Liev Schreiber

Biography: Raised on New York City's Lower East Side, at times in a squat, Schreiber managed to pull himself out of poverty and earned a heady degree in Semiotics from Hampshire College; he later went on to study acting at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and at Yale University. He landed his first professional acting job in the United Kingdom (at Scotland's Edinburgh Festival) before he began appearing on stage and screen stateside, quickly establishing himself as a versatile character actor able to tackle everything from Shakespeare to slasher flicks. Initially he gained exposure in a string of supporting roles, often as the guy who doesn't get the girl, in myriad indies (Walking and Talking, Party Girl). But he hit the mainstream as an oddball falsely accused of murder in the smash Scream horror franchise. He continued to embody diverse characters, alternating effortlessly between theater and film, and earned an Emmy nod for his deft portrayal of Orson Welles in the TV-movie RKORaised on New York City's Lower East Side, at times in a squat, Schreiber managed to pull himself out of poverty and earned a heady degree in Semiotics from Hampshire College; he later went on to study acting at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and at Yale University. He landed his first professional acting job in the United Kingdom (at Scotland's Edinburgh Festival) before he began appearing on stage and screen stateside, quickly establishing himself as a versatile character actor able to tackle everything from Shakespeare to slasher flicks. Initially he gained exposure in a string of supporting roles, often as the guy who doesn't get the girl, in myriad indies (Walking and Talking, Party Girl). But he hit the mainstream as an oddball falsely accused of murder in the smash Scream horror franchise. He continued to embody diverse characters, alternating effortlessly between theater and film, and earned an Emmy nod for his deft portrayal of Orson Welles in the TV-movie RKO 281. He continued to play the other man in films, although off screen he was linked to a number of beauties, including Kristin Davis and Naomi Watts. In 2004, his career kicked into overdrive when he portrayed the title character in the remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Instead of making a play to be Hollywood's next leading man, he returned to his stage roots in 2005 and won a Tony in the lauded revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, and also made his debut as a film director and screenwriter with the indie Everything Is Illuminated. Always up for new challenges, he played the role of the comic-book supervillain Sabertooth in the 2009 summer blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In addition to his acting, Schreiber also has a lucrative career narrating documentaries and commercials. Expand

Liev Schreiber's Scores

Average career score: 70
Highest Metascore: 83 A Small Light: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 58 CSI: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Hard Knocks: Season 2 Jul 31, 2002 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 29 Jan 8, 2002 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd The American Experience: Season 14 Oct 1, 2001 Narrator tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 10 Sep 24, 2001 Guest tbd
tbd Hard Knocks: Season 1 Aug 1, 2001 Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 28 Jan 16, 2001 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd The American Experience: Season 13 Oct 16, 2000 Narrator tbd
58 CSI: Season 1 Oct 6, 2000 Liev Schreiber 6.7
tbd NOVA: Season 27 Jan 4, 2000 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd NOVA: Season 26 Jan 12, 1999 Liev Schreiber / Narrator / Narrator tbd
tbd The American Experience: Season 11 Nov 18, 1998 Narrator tbd
tbd The American Experience: Season 10 Oct 5, 1997 Narrator tbd
tbd The American Experience: Season 9 Oct 6, 1996 Narrator tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 15 Nov 30, -0001 Guest tbd